Gas-producer arrangement



S. B. SHELDON.

- @As PRODUCER AHHANGEMENT. "APPLICATION FiLED JUNE il, 19H5. s 5 @y y? 3, aemed Aug; i926 3 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

S. B.,.SHELDON. GAS lPRODUCER ARRII'NGIEMEIIT. APPLICATION FILED IIINEII, 191e.

- Patented. Aun'. 24, w29,

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' UNITED 'STATES .SAMUEL B; sH'ELnoN, or DUI'LUTH, MINNEsorL GAS-PRODUCER ARRANGEMENT. f

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To all whomy 'it mag/concern:

"Belt known that l, SAMUEL B. SHELDON,

.a citizen of the United States, residing at` Another object is to provide` a` gas producer having its parts so constructed and arranged as to cooperatev with eachother in a manner to meet the requirements for sucvcessful commercial operation.

Thesey and other objects are accomplished i by means ofthe arrangement disclosed by producer the accompanying sheets of drawings in which Figure 1 isa plan View ofvmy gas lFig. 2 1s" a fragmentary vertical sectional View of the upper part of the same,fan

Fig. 3 is avertical sectional View of thefuel feeding and distributing mechanism.

The various novel features of `my invention will be\'apparent from the .following description and drawings and will be particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In View of the 4fact that my invention relates to mechanism mounted on the top of the gas producer, only the upperpart of the gas producer is shown.

The main body portion 10 ofthe gas producer has at its upper end a channel portion 11 in-which the vertical ange 12 of the rotating top 13'moves. The top 13 and the parts mounted. vthereon are all driven by; an electric motor 14 through suitable Amechanism. The shaft of the motor 14 is provided with a pinion 15 which meshes with la gear 16 mounted on a shaft connected to suitable gearing within a gear housing 17. Extending outward from this housing is a shaft 17 carrying a pinion 18, which meshes wlth and drives a relatively large gear 19 mountedupon a shaft 20 to the outer endof which is secured av traction wheel 21 bearing upon the stationary body portion l0 of the gas producer, whereby theto) of the gas producer is rotated.` Secure to the4 other 'end parts mounted thereon in a.l coolv Specification of Letters Patent.l Patented Aug. 24, .192@

1918. serial No. 239,362. e

' of ,shaft 1'7 4is an eccentric 22 operatively connected to a yoke vmember23 .secured to a shaft 24 upon which awalking beam'25 is mounted. By means of this eccentric drive arrangement the opposite ends of the walking beam- 25 are given an upward and downward movement 1n oppositlon toeach other.

Secured to each end of the vwalking beam -25 is' a poker 26 Which-is arranged and operates in a manner full described` in my covpending application, erial No. 239,361, led

June 11, 1918, by means of which the fuel in the coking zone is maintainedv in a uniformly opened or porous condition.

Mounted upon the top 13 of the gas producer 1s a fuel hopper 39 which receives its -supply of fuel through a chute 40, the upper end of which is in register with the'supply open1ng'41 of a coal .bin 42. As shown, the

outlet 41 is arranged concentrically with respect to the gas producer and the fuel hopper 39 larranged eccentrically with respect thereto, the chute 40 accordingly be-v ing arranged atan angle. It will be appreciated, however, that these parts may be.-

arranged inaccordance with requirements.

`The fuel hopper 39'preferably is divided into two compartments 43 and 14`by a central wall or' partition 38 which is hollow for the purpose of cooling Same by means of water or any other 'suitable 'coolingQmei-lim. Mounted within each of the compartments 43- and 44 for reciprocation therein is a I 'plunger 46 operatively connected to an arm 47 keyed to a shaft48 to which is connected an arm 49 connected in turn to a rod 50, one end of wnich'is connected to .a shaft 51 through an. eccentr1c 52, whereby each of the plungers 46 isreciprocated. It will be understood that eachol the plungers has its own reciprocating mechanism, the latter in each case being operatively connected to the operati-ng -shaft 5l, to'one end of which is secured a gear 53 which is driven by gear 19.A If it is desired' to vary the stroke of either plunger 46 the same may be accom-l plished by connecting the free end of the along the arm 49. It will be appreciated, however, that the stroke of the opposltely.

' actuated plungers may be'varied indifferent.

ways.

Fuel lfroni the hopper 39 Hows downwardly in frontof the plungers46,-the fuel angle of repose. The-flow o fuel from thecorresponding rod V.5() atdifferent point? .slopipg-o in front of said lungers at an hopper 39 is controlled in pafitby a plate. 27"' pvotally connected to a member 2S which maybe-raised'or 'lowered by means vof a maintainedin its lower or .vertical position bya weight 31 and carried by an arm 31 in turnrarried byv s aid plate 2T.

The fuel l.in front of the oppositely actuated plungers 46 is pushed onto a distribute'r`54 which is eccentrically arranged with respect. to the vertical center of the gas producer'and 'which is rotated' from the shaft 51 by a belt or chain 55 passing around a pulley 56 on said shaft, around intermediate' idler pulleys and 58 and around a pulley 59 mounted at the upper end of the distributer 54. This distributer 54`is `hollow for the purpose of water cooling, the water being fed down through the 'distributer by a pipe 6() and overflowing at (51 to form av'ater seal in the annular channel member 62. The floor 63 of the hopper 39 is water cooled in addition to the partitionl or wall 38 between the com partments43 and 44.

The top 13 `of thegas producer is cooled by forcing water into a central chamber formed by an annular Wall 64 having circumferentially yarranged openings 65 through which the water may flow radially outwardly over the upper surface of the top for cooling the latter. The excess amount of cooling water supplied in this way may overflow the sidesk of the producer.

It is evidentthat -there may bevarious a fuel hopper having a water jacketed door and so closelyl located to the top cover as to necessitate: artificial cooling to 'prevent warping,` a fuel distributer mounted adja c ent to said'hopper floor, means 'for cooling said distributere the fuel hopperfloor extending-and terminating directly over the distributer, a plunger for feeding fuel from the hopper onto said distributer, and means for actuating said 'plunger and distributer.

2. Ina gas producer, thefcombination of a fuel hopper having a water jacketed floor directly above the top cover of the producer and soclosely located to the top cover as to necessitatel artificial cooling to prevent warping," a fuel distributer mounted ladjacent to said hopper floor, means forcooling said distributer, the fuel hopper floor extending and terminating directlyv over the distributer, a plurality of simultaneously oppositely driven plungers to continuously supply fuel from the hopper onto said distributer, and means for actuating said pluneers and distributer.

3. ,n' agas producer, the combinaton of Aa top, and a fuel feed -hopper mounted thereon and having a plurality of feed plunger chambers separated by al water cooled hollow partition, and water cooling means by which parts of the hopper may be main` tained in a cool condition.

4. In a gas producer, the combination of a top, and a fuel feed hopper mounted thereon and having a plurality of fuel feed plunger compartmentsformed therein' arranged side by side and having the Hoor and partition between said compartments hollow for the reception of acoolinfr medium.

Signed at Duluth, lvfinnesota, this 3rd day of June, 1918.

SAMUEL B. sHELDoN.

Witnesses H. H. LUMLEY, JNO. A. LUNDBERG 

